Ahsan Habib

Children of the 1990s can relate to the fact that many of them used to rush to their neighbour’s house to watch their preferred television programmes, as televisions were not available in most homes.

The Bangladesh Bank has decided to merge five struggling Shariah-based banks into a single entity, after their vulnerabilities became starkly visible following the political transition after the ouster of the Awami League-led government last year.

Business must serve people: this was the principle Samson H Chowdhury lived by. He saw no conflict between business and ethics, only the possibility of using both as a force for good.

Bangladesh Bank report shows RMG and textiles as major loan defaulters; small firms suffer

The amount is more than twice the Tk 2,500 crore saved a year earlier.

Audit exposes deep financial cracks in country's largest Shariah-based lender

The interim government has moved to expedite long-pending lawsuits filed by 10 institutions, including state-owned banks and a non-bank financial institution (NBFI), against loan defaulters, in a bid to speed up the recovery of defaulted loans

The interim government has taken a series of steps to restore confidence among investors and reinvigorate the stock market, which has been hovering between 4,000 points and 5,500 points for the last several years.

Over 90 DSE stocks now trade below face value due to company failures

Prime Bank Investment CEO tells The Daily Star

Bangladesh's remittance earnings climb, fuelled by informal market shift

Top banks' investment woes highlight behavioural problems among investors

Bangladesh should widen its export base within and beyond the ready-made garment industry by moving into mid-tier technology sectors, said Aditya Gahlaut, head of Asia for Global Trade Solutions at HSBC.

Eligibility criteria, loan restrictions tighten under draft

Sector's collective loss hits Tk 1,079 crore as NBFIs grapple with crisis

Economists have welcomed the interim government’s initiative to grant full autonomy to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) but say the reforms will remain on paper unless political parties commit to endorsing and continuing them once in power.

From index chasing to reform, BSEC's new mindset has mixed results

Toxic assets sink banks, while low bad loans and bonds buoy others

Job prospects unfulfilled as economic woes, lack of investment hinder growth

General insurance firms’ profit falls as marine, fire policies drop